Operation Celestial Force Employing Android And Windows Malware To Attack Indian Users

A Pakistani threat actor group, Cosmic Leopard, has been conducting a multi-year cyber espionage campaign named Operation Celestial Force, targeting Indian entities. Since 2018, they have used GravityRAT malware, initially for Windows and later for Android, which has been deployed through malicious documents and social engineering.  In 2019, they expanded their toolkit with HeavyLift, a malware loader distributed via fake installers, where each campaign within the operation is managed by custom “GravityAdmin” panels, highlighting the need for user education on cyber hygiene and implementing defense-in-depth security models.  Malicious drop site delivering HeavyLift.

Source: GBHackers

 


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